Kurma Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 88

Dakṣa-yajña-bhaṅgaḥ — Dadhīci’s Teaching and the Destruction of Dakṣa’s Sacrifice

Devanagari script

वेदानुवर्तिनो रुद्रं देवं नारायणं तथा / एकीभावेन पश्यन्ति मुक्तिभाजो भवन्ति ते

Transliteration

vedānuvartino rudraṃ devaṃ nārāyaṇaṃ tathā / ekībhāvena paśyanti muktibhājo bhavanti te

Translation

جو ویدوں کے مطابق چلتے ہیں وہ رُدر دیو اور بھگوان نارائن کو ایک ہی حقیقت کے طور پر دیکھتے ہیں؛ وہ موکش کے حق دار بنتے ہیں۔

Word by Word

• veda-anuvartinaḥ: followers of the Vedas
• veda-anuvartinaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: veda (प्रातिपदिक) + anuvartin (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (वेदान् अनुवर्तन्ति इति) — ‘followers of the Vedas’

• rudram: Rudra
• rudram: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: rudra (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• devam: the god
• devam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: deva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन; रुद्रस्य विशेषणरूपेण

• nārāyaṇam: Nārāyaṇa
• nārāyaṇam: Karma (कर्म)
• Type: Noun
• Root: nārāyaṇa (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, द्वितीया (2nd/Accusative), एकवचन

• tathā: also, likewise
• tathā: Sambandha (सम्बन्ध/connector)
• Type: Indeclinable
• Root: tathā (अव्यय)
• Form: अव्यय; समुच्चय/उपपद-अर्थे ‘also/likewise’

• ekībhāvena: with a sense of oneness
• ekībhāvena: Karaṇa (करण)
• Type: Noun
• Root: ekībhāva (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, तृतीया (3rd/Instrumental), एकवचन; भाववाचक — ‘in the state of oneness’

• paśyanti: see, perceive
• paśyanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: dṛś (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष (3rd person), बहुवचन

• mukti-bhājaḥ: partakers of liberation
• mukti-bhājaḥ: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: mukti (प्रातिपदिक) + bhāj (प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; षष्ठी-तत्पुरुषः (मुक्तेः भाजः) — ‘sharers/partakers of liberation’

• bhavanti: become, are
• bhavanti: Kriyā (क्रिया)
• Type: Verb
• Root: bhū (धातु)
• Form: लट् (Present), परस्मैपद, प्रथमपुरुष, बहुवचन

• te: they
• te: Karta (कर्ता)
• Type: Noun
• Root: tad (सर्वनाम-प्रातिपदिक)
• Form: पुंलिङ्ग, प्रथमा (1st/Nominative), बहुवचन; सर्वनाम

Speaker

Lord Kurma (Vishnu) teaching the sages (Kurma Purana doctrinal narration)

Verse Rasa

Primary Rasa: shanta

Secondary Rasa: adbhuta

Characters & Entities

• Rudra (Shiva)
• Narayana (Vishnu)
• Vedas
• Mukti (Moksha)

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FAQs

How does this verse explain the nature of the Supreme Self (Atman)?

It implies a single supreme reality behind divine forms: when Rudra and Nārāyaṇa are perceived in ekībhāva (oneness), one aligns with the non-dual truth that supports liberation.

What Yoga or Meditative practices are highlighted here?

The verse emphasizes jñāna-dṛṣṭi (right vision) grounded in Vedic discipline—cultivating a unified contemplation of the Lord beyond sectarian difference, a key orientation for Kurma Purana’s Shaiva–Vaishnava synthesis and moksha-focused practice.

How does this verse depict the relationship between Shiva and Vishnu?

It teaches Hari–Hara abheda: Rudra (Shiva) and Nārāyaṇa (Vishnu) are to be seen as one divine reality; this integrated vision is presented as a direct cause of liberation.